Pleiss to sign with FCB, NBA move possible next year

The Oklahoma City Thunder tried to reach a deal that would’ve allowed 7-foot-1 Tibor Pleiss to join the NBA this season, but the buyout provision on his European deal remained too prohibitive, league sources told Yahoo Sports.

There have been rumors swirling that Pleiss would have an NBA offer, with the German national coach saying the center had a deal in place, and the president of Baskonia saying the same. But Pleiss is staying in Europe at last another year, with the Thunder expected to revisit the situation again next summer.

@Dominator Makes more sense for him to get a lot of playing time for one more year then come over once Perkins contract is done and take some of his playing time. With Perkins on the roster and Brooks still coaching Perkins will get most of the playing time anyway.